Countess Margaretha (of Holland)1

F, #10872, b. 1311, d. 23 June 1356
Father*Count William III d'Avesnes1 b. ~ 1286, d. 7 Jun 1337
Mother*Jeanne de Valois1 b. ~ 1294, d. 7 Mar 1342
Relationship20th great-grandaunt of Robert Michael Damon
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Names and TItles

Married: Countess of Holy Roman Empire.1
Countess Margaretha (of Holland) was born in 1311 of Le Quesnoy, Nord, France.1 She was the daughter of Count William III d'Avesnes and Jeanne de Valois.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) married Emperor Ludwig IV (of the Holy Roman Empire) on 25 February 1324 in Koln, Rheinland, Prussia.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) died on 23 June 1356 of Le Quesnoy, Nord, France.1 She was buried in Valenciennes, Nord, France.1
She became the mother of Princess Margarethe (of Bavaria) in 1325.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Princess Anna (of Bavaria) about 1326.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Duke Ludwig VI (of Bavaria) on 7 May 1328.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Princess Elisabeth (of Bavaria) in 1329.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Duke Wilhelm I (of Bavaria) on 12 May 1330.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Duke Albrecht I (of Bavaria) on 25 July 1336.1 Margaretha's father Count William III d'Avesnes died on 7 June 1337 in Valenciennes, France.2 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Princess Anna (of Bavaria) about 1340.1 Margaretha's mother Jeanne de Valois died on 7 March 1342 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France.1,2 Margaretha's daughter Princess Anna (of Bavaria) died about 1343.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Princess Beatrix (of Bavaria) in 1344.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Princess Agnes II (of Bavaria) in 1345.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Duke Otto V (of Lower Bavaria) before 18 April 1346.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became the mother of Prince Ludwig (of Bavaria) in October 1347.1 Countess Margaretha (of Holland) became a widow with the death of her husband, Emperor Ludwig IV (of the Holy Roman Empire) on 11 October 1347 in Fhurstenfeldbruck, Oberbayern, Bavaria, at age 65.1 Margaretha's son Prince Ludwig (of Bavaria) died in 1348.1 Margaretha's daughter Princess Anna (of Bavaria) died on 30 July 1351.1 Margaretha's daughter Princess Agnes II (of Bavaria) died on 11 November 1352.1 Margaretha's son was married at wedding of Duke Albrecht I (of Bavaria) and Princess Malgorzata (of Brieg) on 28 July 1353 in Niederbayern, Bavaria.1

11 Children of Countess Margaretha (of Holland) and Emperor Ludwig IV (of the Holy Roman Empire)

Children
Last Edited9 Aug 2003

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.
  2. [S7] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Fourth Edition, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, 2002). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as Royalty for Commoners, 4th Edition.